* "I always wanted to be in one of your fuckin' plays."
* Max giving Herman one of his Rushmore pins, followed by introducing him to his father, Bert the barber, who then gives Herman an apparently revitalizing shave and haircut.
* Max dedicating "Heaven or Hell" to his mother and Ms. Cross' husband, both deceased.
* Max and Herman mending their damaged relationship, best exemplified in a scene at the end. Herman asks to dance with Margaret, and she good-naturedly teases him, saying for him to find someone else. Max responds with "No, it's okay. He's my friend."
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